So I'm sitting in the Nashville airport tonight watching a
lovely redhead with a guitar waiting for my 7:40 PM flight that
so far has been delayed until 9PM. But Southwest assures me
they're holding the connecting flight in Denver because 12
other people are getting it. Cara's here with me. We're flying
to Seattle for a marathon. I'm flying across the country to
run a marathon. I've been training for it. I can afford it. I
kind of feel like I've made it. We're staying with the Diggins
while we're out there. Kirsten is doing a postdoc like Cara
will be in a few weeks and Zac works for Space X. They're
quite the power couple. Also, I love their dog, Ginger.
The marathon's Sunday. The expo where I pick up my bib is
tomorrow. I've watched so many of my friends travel specifically
for races, I'm super excited to be doing it myself now. We'll
see if I can beat my time from April. I've been training. And
it'll be cooler in Seattle than Nashville was that day. But
I've been nursing shin splints the past couple weeks since I
got back from Boulder. At least I've tapered well!
After the marathon we're staying for the week. I can work
during the days and see the sights with Cara in the evenings.
She'll probably do some exploring during the days while I'm
working, too. One of the days I'm going to take off and we're
going to try and do some wine tasting. It's been years since
I've gotten to go winetasting in serious wine country and
Washington sure has it. Must study up!
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